Pocket World in Figures 2022

The, Economist

£10.99

For nearly thirty years, ‘Pocket World in Figures’ has been the indispensable handbook on the state of the world. Where else would you find out, in a single volume, that Zambia is the most entrepreneurial country on earth, that Qatar uses the most energy per head of population and that the Virgin Islands has the fourth highest murder rate of any region in the world? The new edition includes data from over 180 countries, presented in a series of rankings and country profiles. Updated, revised and expanded each year to include new rankings and features, it also includes detailed statistical profiles of more than sixty-five of the world’s major economies, the euro area and the world itself.

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Publish Date: 26/08/2021
ISBN: 9781788167642 Categories: , Tag:

Description

The 2022 edition of this annual bestseller has been completely revised and updated, with new features including the origins and destinations of migrants, the prevalence of paramilitary forces, levels of slum populations and a range of indicators tracking the effects of covid-19, among many others.It provides rankings on more than 200 topics covering 188 countries, together with detailed statistical profiles of 64 of the world’s major economies, plus the euro area and the world itself, and challenges readers to test their knowledge with a quiz.If you want to know» which country imports the most arms» the countries with the highest lifeexpectancy» where most mammal species are underthreat» which country normally hosts most tourists» where to get the highest broadband speed» who has the highest percentage of covid-19vaccinationsthis edition of Pocket World in Figures has the answers.

Additional information

Weight 260 g
Dimensions 194 × 98 × 22 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback
Pages

256
Language

English
Edition
Dewey

310 (edition:23)
Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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